samba meaning

samba as a noun

1. large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

   Synonyms: obeche, obechi, arere, Triplochiton scleroxcylon

   Type of: tree

2. music composed for dancing the samba

   Type of: dance music

3. a lively ballroom dance from Brazil

   Type of: ballroom dancing

4. a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers

   Type of: canasta

samba as a verb

1. dance the samba

   Type of: dance

samba in a sentence

• Samba is a Brazilian rhythm, isn't it?
• I'm the only Brazilian who can't speak Portuguese and dance samba.
• I don't know how to dance hip-hop, salsa, samba, tango or anything else.
• The waltz and the samba are dances.

How to pronounce samba

samba is pronounced /ˈsæmbə/ in British English and /ˈsɑmbə/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with samba

• amber